RE: Iroha Karuta 18a: Short Term Pain For Long Term Gain...?

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I very much enjoyed this, David! I love languange in general, and the diverse landscape of human languages, so analyses like this always fascinate me. Japanese is certainly an interesting one! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

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Japanese proverbs are fun, the idea of making a card game out of them was inspired by Portuguese traders who brought western playing card decks with them when they came to Japan.

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Oh wow, that's so interesting about how they came to be. It doesn't surprise me, though! It's a fascinating mixing of cultures! 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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